Are sociodemographic factors and year of delivery associated with hospital admission for postpartum psychosis? A study of 500 000 first-time mothers

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-53

  Nager, A ^a   Johansson, L M ^a   Sundquist, Kristina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Educational status; Marital status; Patient admission; Postpartum; Psychosis; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 21044457888     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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